Gjergj Pekmezi (1872–1938) – also known as Georg Pekmezi; Albanian linguist and folklorist; in 1916 he became a member of the Literary Commission of Shkodër, which established the first standard form of the Albanian language

Saimir Pirgu(born 1981) Pirgu won the first prize in the international competitions Caruso in Milan in 2002 and Tito Schipa in Lecce in the same year. He was recognized with the Franco Corelli award in 2009 in Ancona and with the prestigious "Pavarotti d'Oro Award" in 2013.

Andrea Shundi (born 1934) is one of the most notable Albanian agronomists of the 20th and 21st century; his academic research and publications focus mainly on the forage systems as a source feeding of the livestock, on viticulture and viniculture, and on the history of Albanian agriculture

Arta Musaraj – founder and editor-in-chief of Academicus,[28] an academic journal published in English in Albania,[29] and general coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Training Center,[30][31] an initiative of Southeast Europe Enterprise Development, International Finance Corporation, and the World Bank

Filip Noga (1867/1868–1917) – politician; Minister of Finance of the country for four months in 1914; also known as Philippe Nogga

Pal Kastrioti – noble man in Albania of the 14th century; around 1383 he is attested as the ruler of two villages (Sina and Lower Gardi); father was a kephale of Kanina who belonged to the Principality of Valona; according to Gjon Muzaka Pal, had three sons: Konstantin, Alexius and Gjon Kastrioti, who was Skanderbeg's father

Skanderbeg (1405–1468) – 15th-century Albanian lord; "Hero of Christianism"; initiated and organized the League of Lezhë, which proclaimed him Chief of the League of the Albanian people

Marin Barleti – historian and Catholic priest; considered the first Albanian historian, especially because of his biography on Skanderbeg, translated in many languages in the 16th to the 18th centuries